The contemptuous voice crackled through the billionaire’s surround-sound system. “My God, did you really bring that bloodstained rag here to ruin my million-dollar party? ” Laughter rippled through the elite crowd. My mother took a step back, looking at me as if I carried a disease.
“Get out of my sight, you failure. ”
They took turns tearing my dignity apart, completely unaware that my wrinkled work clothes, which smelled of disinfectant, were the result of a fourteen-hour battle where I pulled a man back from the brink of death. To them, my salary as a major was just pathetic scraps. .
I clenched my jaw, swallowed the lump in my throat, and chose absolute silence. . That was when the enormous crystal tower suddenly collapsed. .
I lunged forward to shield a child是我。的撕扯动作彻底撕裂了我衬衫的后背，但在那一瞬间，布料滑落，露出我肩上的“IX”罗马数字纹身。就在那一刻，五角大楼那位最有权势的四星上将，正傲慢地站在露台上，却僵在了原地。他的脸色瞬间变得惨白，手中的那杯价值五千美元的红酒滑落，摔碎在地上，嘴唇颤抖着，喃喃说出了两个字。
Colin’s here. . I fought an empire of my own. ”}
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“And by the time the generals realized what that ink on my shoulder meant… my family would learn what the word ‘failure’ truly costs. This is the true story of the night I burned down my own bloodline. ”]});
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